These Eagles Concept Uniforms are Pretty Fantastic

I’ve been beating this drum for years: the Eagles really, really need to do something about the Midnight Green and embrace the whole Nike design aesthetic. And since Christina Lurie, a big proponent (read: the reason) for the MGs, is now outside the circle of trust (replaced with a younger, more exotic being!), help may be on the way, dear.

It’ll be Nike’s job whenever it happens. But for now, one graphic designer, Jesse Alkire, has taken it upon herself to mock up some concepts*, and the results are pretty outstanding:

I don’t like the shape of the wings– they’re too Oregon. The colors– too Michigan State. But this is a really good start.

Alkire explains:

A lighter, more nimble look for the Eagles leaves behind the often clunky and heavy mix of dark green and black. Silver shoulders feature stitching representative of wings. An aerodynamic custom letter and number type, with strong edges and points reminiscent of an eagle’s tapered feathers.

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I dunno…The overall look feels too industrial. I despise the helmet wing logo. Im not sure about the font, but i could get used to it. Maybe. I dont think a uniform should go too crazy with fonts. And maybe its just me, but I think the grey makes it look too dreary. Im not opposed to change, but the only major thing wrong with the unis now is the color scheme. You could argue the serif text is ugly, but I think itd be bearable if the midnight green was put to rest.

I think something along the lines of what you posted a year or two ago kyle, the unofficial mockups with Vicks #7, are much closer to what fans would want.

These are absolutely hideous. The MGs are fine. If anything. I’d like to see the Kelly green’s replace the black alternate. The green is practically the same as MG so I don’t see why Kyle likes this one better. The helmet wings look like a grayed out Amtrak logo and the “winged” shoulder pads are just as awful.

I would prefer a gray helmet but keep current wing style (change colors to black outline with green and white on wings shadow design). Keep the current bird logo so luries keep their design as part of legacy going forward. Return the Kelly green. I love these pants and jersey overall. Would just like the shoulder wings to be changed up a little bit.

They look pretty good. But yeah, Chip is the Eagles coach now. And being as the team is the Eagles.. maybe we could put an Eagle on this jersey instead of wannabe Oregon wings. Overall they’re not bad. And It’s nice to finally see one where they aren’t wearing Vick’s number.. on account of him not starting for us.. even though Nike won’t except it.

Yeah, you can’t fuck with the wings. I don’t even like them that much but they’re like the Browns’ helmets or Penn State pedophilia: a tradition stretching back generations.

As for the rest of it…eh, if they’re going to get Nike’d, this wouldn’t be so bad. I feel the “1960s or die” people, but that’s just not happening in Roger Goodell’s NFL. The good points of this uniform are pretty good.

The Nike design aesthetic is terrible … Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, the Vikings silly font. We could do away with the midnight green, but let’s not get carried away with the Nike bs. It just isn’t good. And don’t change the helmet wings. They’re iconic and shouldn’t be messed with.

I’m not sure that “fucking horrific” even begins to describe the epic shit show that are these concepts. These designs are a disjointed menagerie of nonsense and this “designer” should have her Photoshop license permanently revoked. I like the color scheme. The Birds definitely need to ditch the Midnight Green and get back to the Kelly Green, but the rest of it? Why? The helmet is just awful. Those aren’t wings. Like, not even close. If there’s one thing you need to keep on the Eagles uniforms, it’s the iconic wing shape. The non-wing wing shape continues on the shoulders for no apparent reason and the font looks like something from the XFL. Just…no. Other than the colors, these designs are complete abomination.

And that “Nike design aesthetic”? Just take a look at the abject mess that is the Bucs new uniforms. Yeah…just not good on any level.